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(laughter) there is one bright spot in education-- texas. the large hadron collider of denying science. (laughter) now, folks, i have long praised the texas board of education for their valiant work rewriting our nation's history textbooks. but now... (laughter) i believe they've got some stiff competition from the texas g.o.p. who recently put a plank in their 2012 party platform regarding children's education that says-- and i quote-- we oppose the teaching of critical thinking skills. (laughter) amen, brother. for too long we have blindly accepted the idea of not blindly accepting ideas you know who i blame? i blame galileo. what a jagoff. (laughter) i mean, for centuries we had a perfectly good explanation for the order of the universe. bible says the sun goes around the earth making us the center of the universe you know what? everyone was happy! for them numb nuts over here get the telescope for christmas, using his precious critical thinking skills and suddenly the earth goes around the sun, blah blah blah, now we have lesbians. (laug
(laughter) there is one bright spot in education-- texas. the large hadron collider of denying science. (laughter) now, folks, i have long praised the texas board of education for their valiant work rewriting our nation's history textbooks. but now... (laughter) i believe they've got some stiff competition from the texas g.o.p. who recently put a plank in their 2012 party platform regarding children's education that says-- and i quote-- we oppose the teaching of critical thinking skills....
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., that apply properly and the folks in midland, texas, and the church in midland is very efficient. they have link with the other churches in town and they know the folks that need food help and those folks get it. they also know the folks who are trying to scam the system and they work to try to not let that happen as well. we don't have anything nearly that efficient within the program. our colleague mentioned the 3.8% air rate and that means we're wasting the fraud abuses a mere $4 billion, excuse me. that's a sizeable amount of money. >> would the gentleman yield? >> no. and so we're all going have to take a hard vote on this issue and we've looked at it and we've looked at the provisions and some of my colleagues would like to vote to try food stamp spending even more than the 16 that we proposed in this bill and i see it as a compromise to make sure we wind up with a bipartisan bill that comes up out of my committee. so these are targeted reductions that target folks who don't otherwise qualify to be on the programs and i'm hard pressed to offer the future americans that will
., that apply properly and the folks in midland, texas, and the church in midland is very efficient. they have link with the other churches in town and they know the folks that need food help and those folks get it. they also know the folks who are trying to scam the system and they work to try to not let that happen as well. we don't have anything nearly that efficient within the program. our colleague mentioned the 3.8% air rate and that means we're wasting the fraud abuses a mere $4 billion,...
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these are the districts in texas at the time. actually, three of these are minority districts and one is a majority white district. three of them are unconstitutional. one of them is not. and so one of the questions is, well, what work is compactness doing and bizarre shapes, right? because the court is not going to come out and say, all right, square districts are require under the constitution. in fact, sometimes you look in new york, look at the districts that we have here, a lot of them fall in the subway lines. the district just below the one we're in goes from west 85th street down the west side of manhattan, over the brooklyn bridge, into the park, all the way to coney island. it's affectionately described as the nathan's district. because, you know, it follows a very long, largely white, bu not exclusively, a community that goes all the way from the upper west side of manhattan all the way into queens and brooklyn, i mean. the case of bush versus vera is a very interesting one. so these -- there were two african-american
these are the districts in texas at the time. actually, three of these are minority districts and one is a majority white district. three of them are unconstitutional. one of them is not. and so one of the questions is, well, what work is compactness doing and bizarre shapes, right? because the court is not going to come out and say, all right, square districts are require under the constitution. in fact, sometimes you look in new york, look at the districts that we have here, a lot of them...
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yes, in bikinis, texas, it's skimping swimwear 1, music 0. but the locals say it best. >> the locals around here no matter what you change the name to from hooters to bikinis to mcdonald's. the locals are still going to call it banker smith, texas. >> mmm, mcdonald's. very well said, by the way. call it what you will. but in hearts of those in the know, it will always be bankersmith, texas, from top to bottom. >>> chilling discovery. mail sent to the massacre's college before the shooting. >>> president obama speaks out on gun control in the wake of the aurora tragedy. >>> across the pond, mitt romney meeting tony blair and other leaders in london where a newspaper threatens to overshadow his visit. good morning to you. welcome to "early start." we're very happy you're with us this morning. >>> also coming up today, a doping scandal on the eve of the summer olympics. that's not what you want to see just before the games start. >> a bizarre one i never heard about either. the name. plus, a day of reckonning for facebook. we look ahead to the f
yes, in bikinis, texas, it's skimping swimwear 1, music 0. but the locals say it best. >> the locals around here no matter what you change the name to from hooters to bikinis to mcdonald's. the locals are still going to call it banker smith, texas. >> mmm, mcdonald's. very well said, by the way. call it what you will. but in hearts of those in the know, it will always be bankersmith, texas, from top to bottom. >>> chilling discovery. mail sent to the massacre's college...
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once the republicans gain control of the state legislature in texas, they then redrew the lines. you can see many of these districts going all the way from mexico to the austin metro area. and as a result of these -- this districting plan you can see all the other funny shapes up here and here. this is houston. and i think dallas. that as result of this redistricting plan, something like four or five democrats lost their seats. and were replaced by republicans. as it turned out, we'll talk about this when we do the voting rights act. the supreme court struck down this district as violating section 2 of the voting rights act because it diluted the hispanic vote, but when it came to the aggressive use of partisanship in the drawing of lines, the court didn't find it to be unconstitutional. even if it was done in the middle of a decade. one sort of story or lessen to be learned from both cases is that the -- while, there are partisan gerrymandering claims in found favor with the court, partisan claims are often litigated through other claims. like in the case of -- versus cox or sec
once the republicans gain control of the state legislature in texas, they then redrew the lines. you can see many of these districts going all the way from mexico to the austin metro area. and as a result of these -- this districting plan you can see all the other funny shapes up here and here. this is houston. and i think dallas. that as result of this redistricting plan, something like four or five democrats lost their seats. and were replaced by republicans. as it turned out, we'll talk...
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yes, in bikinis, texas, it's skimping swimwear 1, music 0. but the locals say it best. >> the locals around here no matter what you change the name to from hooters to bikinis to mcdonald's. the locals are still going to call it banker smith, texas. >> mmm, mcdonald's. very well said, by the way. call it what you will. but in hearts of those in the >>> "outfront" next, playing chicken with the fiscal cliff. today, the senate hit the gas and headed towards the edge. >>> and u.s. and russia at odds over whether officials have the right to confront some americans in their own homes. >>> new details are coming about the young man who police say shot and killed 12 people inside a colorado movie theater. >>> plus, one of the victims who was shot three times has just been released from the hospital and he's "outfront" tonight. >>> i'm john avlon in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, playing chicken with the fiscal cliff. today the senate appeared to take action on extending the bush era tax cuts. appeared being the keyword. senator majority leader
yes, in bikinis, texas, it's skimping swimwear 1, music 0. but the locals say it best. >> the locals around here no matter what you change the name to from hooters to bikinis to mcdonald's. the locals are still going to call it banker smith, texas. >> mmm, mcdonald's. very well said, by the way. call it what you will. but in hearts of those in the >>> "outfront" next, playing chicken with the fiscal cliff. today, the senate hit the gas and headed towards the edge....
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there's a sports bar franchise in texas called bikinis. i would imagine it's some kind of memorial on the government's nuclear test. no? it's an imaginative alternate universe where women in bikinis serve bacon, cheese burgers and beer. they have fried oreos on the menu. mmm, oreos. you wou you would think the guy who owns it would be sitting on top of the world. but the eno'er of bikinis is not content to rest on those laur laurels. he had new trails to blaze. so he bought a town in texas and renamed it bikinis. it's not actually a town, per say. the area is a couple of acres, an old building and an abandoned bus the guy says he wants to turn it into a world class destination, possibly with a bikinis hall of fame. >> we thought it would be a great opportunity to put a headquarters for bikinis and literally put it on the map. >> there's another piece to this story. according to "the dallas observer" back in the 1990s, a woman named maggie montgomery built a stage and has been hosting some pretty amazing sounding live music jams there ever
there's a sports bar franchise in texas called bikinis. i would imagine it's some kind of memorial on the government's nuclear test. no? it's an imaginative alternate universe where women in bikinis serve bacon, cheese burgers and beer. they have fried oreos on the menu. mmm, oreos. you wou you would think the guy who owns it would be sitting on top of the world. but the eno'er of bikinis is not content to rest on those laur laurels. he had new trails to blaze. so he bought a town in texas and...
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southward along interstate 1010 you see southeastern parts of texas. also most remaining offshore south of houston. you will get in on some of the action as well. we have picked up 1-3 inches of rain. we are in a drought we still need it. >>> you can see some of the train cars exploded in a train derailment. no word on what the train cars were carrying but haz mat crews have been called to the scene. two people have been injured. but the extent of them not being reported on so far. we will keep an eye on it. >>> now to some stories you can bank on this morning. san bernardino, california. the third city to seek bankruptcy protection. they may not be able to consider payroll. lauren simonetti is here from the fox business network. >> san bernardino facing a $45 million budget deficit and not being able to pay city workers. major concessions with the workers slash it by 20 percent over the last four years. >> your americans are talking about partnering up. >> american airlines owned by amr has been bankrupt since late last year they have been looking for
southward along interstate 1010 you see southeastern parts of texas. also most remaining offshore south of houston. you will get in on some of the action as well. we have picked up 1-3 inches of rain. we are in a drought we still need it. >>> you can see some of the train cars exploded in a train derailment. no word on what the train cars were carrying but haz mat crews have been called to the scene. two people have been injured. but the extent of them not being reported on so far. we...
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i'm from texas. i have seen and we just saw governor perry today who is now ending the women's health program in texas, pledging to completely throw women off of health care in every way that he can. a federal report came out last week i saw that says it is the worst state for health care access in the country. texas is now doing just what mr. romney pledged he was going to do for the country which is end family planning, end the national family planning program which was signed into law by nixon. it's a bipartisan program. he said he's going to get rid of planned parenthood. we have to take this seriously for the patients counting on us for basic health care. >> when you look at your budget, $1.6 million, i know a million dollars sounds like a lot of money to a lot of people in politics and the national campaign it's not. how much do you plan to spend in the presidential? >> we'll spend what we can raise. but essentially we are a health care provider. we provide 3 million folks care every year. that
i'm from texas. i have seen and we just saw governor perry today who is now ending the women's health program in texas, pledging to completely throw women off of health care in every way that he can. a federal report came out last week i saw that says it is the worst state for health care access in the country. texas is now doing just what mr. romney pledged he was going to do for the country which is end family planning, end the national family planning program which was signed into law by...
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>> the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you mr. germain. i respectfully rise in opposition to my colleagues. i apologize but this program is -- that he is proposing has certain aspects that make it look like gannett year marked, and these companies already get an indirect subsidy they present through the existing field service that has built on federal crop insurance and the vouchers that they would get under this direct payment which we have done away with has fallen under a pretty dark cloud given the general dislike for the payments, so i believe the product which is based on the mathematics the one that i am told is a directly qualified with this is much more like gambling than it is insurance. i will argue against expanding the crop insurance to include this product. >> i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. >> the chair moves to strike the last word and recognizes himself for two minutes and with the gentleman yield to an inquiry about the ultimate intention on this amendment today? it's my understanding that you are willing to w
>> the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you mr. germain. i respectfully rise in opposition to my colleagues. i apologize but this program is -- that he is proposing has certain aspects that make it look like gannett year marked, and these companies already get an indirect subsidy they present through the existing field service that has built on federal crop insurance and the vouchers that they would get under this direct payment which we have done away with has fallen...
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scattered in texas. austin, texas picked up 10 inches of rain in a few hours in the heavy thunderstorms just the other day. the scattered thunderstorms across the deep south, the tennessee valley into the carolinas, look at all the rain that's been falling down there. we're just to the north of this big area of rainfall and we're going to see the main rains stay off to our south. for us isolated shower or storm but really going to be in pennsylvania, the mountains i think a better chance today than around here as temperatures make a run into the upper 80s, close to 90. looking at the forecast the next three days, 89 today, stray thunderstorm. i think rain chances 20%, 30%. tonight we're dipping back into the 70s. some upper 60s in the suburbs. tomorrow 89. a dry day but 90 on friday, chance for an afternoon storm. then temperatures are creeping upwards. over the weekend low to mid-90s even by sunday with scattered afternoon storms. then mid-90s monday and tuesday. chance of storms on monday. 4:46. monika
scattered in texas. austin, texas picked up 10 inches of rain in a few hours in the heavy thunderstorms just the other day. the scattered thunderstorms across the deep south, the tennessee valley into the carolinas, look at all the rain that's been falling down there. we're just to the north of this big area of rainfall and we're going to see the main rains stay off to our south. for us isolated shower or storm but really going to be in pennsylvania, the mountains i think a better chance today...
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in texas, to emily ramshaw, editor of the "texas tribune," and here with an overview in washington, to margot sanger- katz, health care correspondent for "national journal." march go, i want to start with you. give us a sense in general about what this resistance is about, who is resisting and why. >> i think there are two main reasons why we're seeing resistance from governors, one i think is political. they don't like the health care reform law, they have made arguments against it all along and this is a way of rejecting it and saying we don't want to participate in obama care, we don't want to help implement this law. the second problem is that a lot of these governors are concerned about the long-term costs associated with expanding their medicaid perhaps. the governors that have chosen not to implement tend to be in poorer states, and what means is they don't cover a lot of people on medicaid out in, but they would have to cover a lot if they did this. and time the share that states will have to pay will increase. >> ifill: do we know what those dollar signs are like yet? >> you k
in texas, to emily ramshaw, editor of the "texas tribune," and here with an overview in washington, to margot sanger- katz, health care correspondent for "national journal." march go, i want to start with you. give us a sense in general about what this resistance is about, who is resisting and why. >> i think there are two main reasons why we're seeing resistance from governors, one i think is political. they don't like the health care reform law, they have made...
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in human rights abuses and there are indications in two thousand and three the brownsville herald in texas reported that the mexican six secretary of defense revealed that the original members at least one third of the original members of the set those drug cartel were received. us training were mexican special forces who later turned over to the drug cartels so it's quite possible that this school is training the dictators of tomorrow is exactly right and the pentagon refuses to release the names of the graduates since two thousand and four so we continue to press the government to release those names of instructors and graduates and to continue to take our protests to school it seems shocking to me that there wouldn't be some in the wake of you know noriega and eleven other dictators that did attend this school that there aren't more safeguards to to prevent this from happening whatever that may be unfortunately that's right the school the americas once they change their name to the western hemisphere institute for security cooperation established a rubberstamp board oversight board whic
in human rights abuses and there are indications in two thousand and three the brownsville herald in texas reported that the mexican six secretary of defense revealed that the original members at least one third of the original members of the set those drug cartel were received. us training were mexican special forces who later turned over to the drug cartels so it's quite possible that this school is training the dictators of tomorrow is exactly right and the pentagon refuses to release the...
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i was born in texas. i script a birth certificate because because i was not allowed to be go to the hospital. thank you. host: caller this morning from charleston, south carolina, michael. caller: there's no evidence to support voter fraud at all. this is a pathetic attempt by the republican party to disenfranchise minority voters. it's undemocratic, unpatriotic and anti-american. host: one viewer on twitter puts it this way. those who yells suppression are therefore for cheating. u.s.a. today had this piece by susan davis, had to do with representative shelly, a democratic from nevada. they write here that the house ethics committee disclosed unanimous decision to open a probe into whether representative berkeley used her office to benefit her husband financial efforts. it details berkeley multiple legislative efforts to benefit her husband. for example, berkeley led a successful effort to prevent closing of nevada long kidney transplant program where her husband practice services. we are pleased with th
i was born in texas. i script a birth certificate because because i was not allowed to be go to the hospital. thank you. host: caller this morning from charleston, south carolina, michael. caller: there's no evidence to support voter fraud at all. this is a pathetic attempt by the republican party to disenfranchise minority voters. it's undemocratic, unpatriotic and anti-american. host: one viewer on twitter puts it this way. those who yells suppression are therefore for cheating. u.s.a. today...
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we had second place, for texas in terms of technology innovation. it was the third and lowest cost of living in having just come back from texas, i must say that the tex-mex was pretty cheap among other terms, shopping extremely cheap. the workforce improved to seventh best in the country from 14th last year. access to capital was down a little bit, but also worth noting, the economy was extremely strong with a aaa bond rating and a stable outlook of the runners up, of course, were utah and virginia. >> interesting. karen, thanks. >>> still ahead on "way too early," highlights from a baseball blowout in the all-star game last night. we'll have the highlights and break down by everyone was wearing mismatched uniforms. what was up with that? >>> plus -- the drama is building for the olympic games in london after the work ethic of gold medalist swimmer michael phelps is called into question by one of his own teammates. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> tshg is highly sig karnt, that you, mrs. president, a whit
we had second place, for texas in terms of technology innovation. it was the third and lowest cost of living in having just come back from texas, i must say that the tex-mex was pretty cheap among other terms, shopping extremely cheap. the workforce improved to seventh best in the country from 14th last year. access to capital was down a little bit, but also worth noting, the economy was extremely strong with a aaa bond rating and a stable outlook of the runners up, of course, were utah and...
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in 2010 -- texas topping the list. an editorial in "usa today" this morning criticizing rick perry for doing this setting he could bring down this number if he accepted the provisions. guest: one of the success story is our robust safety net program and safety net hospitals that actually care for individuals who otherwise would not have care, and yet what will happen as part of the president's plan and the affordable care act, which secretary sebelius is doing is those dollars would be robbed from the safety net hospitals and used for other purposes and as a consequence, the uninsured in texas will actually have less access to care for chronically under the affordable care act. the other big problem we have in texas, 1200-mile border with our southern neighbor and we have problems the people in the state without the benefit of a social security number. the president before a joint session of congress in 2009 says no one except people who are legal citizens or immigrants would be recipients of the new affordable care ac
in 2010 -- texas topping the list. an editorial in "usa today" this morning criticizing rick perry for doing this setting he could bring down this number if he accepted the provisions. guest: one of the success story is our robust safety net program and safety net hospitals that actually care for individuals who otherwise would not have care, and yet what will happen as part of the president's plan and the affordable care act, which secretary sebelius is doing is those dollars would...
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>>> and the state of texas tries to enforce a vote er i.d. law tt could affect millions of voters. >>> and "50 shades of grey" set to pass a milestone. it dominates an entire sector of our economy. whether you love that or find it terrifying, let's go out front. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the president's math doesn't add up. president obama today called for a one-year extension of the bush tax cuts for families who make up to $250,000. for those families who make $250,000 or more, taxes would go up in january. >> i believe our prosperity has always come from an economy that's built on a strong and growing middle class. so my message to congress is this, pass a bill extending the tax cuts for the middle class. i will sign it tomorrow. pass it next week, i'll sign it next week. pass it next -- well, you get the idea. >> but how much would extending the tax cuts for the family's making under $250,000 help our economy? bear with me if you will. i want to start by showing you something that the president and
>>> and the state of texas tries to enforce a vote er i.d. law tt could affect millions of voters. >>> and "50 shades of grey" set to pass a milestone. it dominates an entire sector of our economy. whether you love that or find it terrifying, let's go out front. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the president's math doesn't add up. president obama today called for a one-year extension of the bush tax cuts for...
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. >>> texas fought for its voter i.d. law in court today which could keep more than one million people from voting. we'll tell you why it may hold up in court. >>> a mysterious illness has killed dozens of children in cambodia. we first brought you that report last week. tonight on the scene live, what that deadly illness might be. >>> and george zimmerman is in a safe house and we're going to tell you who's actually paying the bill. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of the way. >>> our second story "outfront," the state of texas tries to enforce an id law that could keep more than 1 million people from voting in the presiden
. >>> texas fought for its voter i.d. law in court today which could keep more than one million people from voting. we'll tell you why it may hold up in court. >>> a mysterious illness has killed dozens of children in cambodia. we first brought you that report last week. tonight on the scene live, what that deadly illness might be. >>> and george zimmerman is in a safe house and we're going to tell you who's actually paying the bill. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i...
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pepco, the utility serving washington, has crews in from georgia, texas, even canada. >> it's tree trimmers, contract line crews, our crews, we're really starting to -we're going to make a dent in this, yes. >> but you know people are not happy. >> absolutely. and we get it. >> frustrated. highly frustrated. >> reporter: david rutland's refrigerator and his neighbors' are full of spoiling food. >> most of the stuff would probably be discarded. >> reporter: with gas stations unable to pump and thousands of people crowding malls and cooling shelters and libraries and schools, word is power might not be back on for many till friday. >> we've put a lot of money into restoring and/or hardening the system, but this was an extreme event. >> reporter: the first storms blasted through friday night, 90-mile-per-hour winds. >> you could see the rain coming through, trees falling, trash getting lifted off the ground. it was chaotic. >> reporter: more storms, heavy rain in chicago. wind in north carolina toppled more trees. one killed a couple on a golf cart. another killed a man taking refuge in a barn
pepco, the utility serving washington, has crews in from georgia, texas, even canada. >> it's tree trimmers, contract line crews, our crews, we're really starting to -we're going to make a dent in this, yes. >> but you know people are not happy. >> absolutely. and we get it. >> frustrated. highly frustrated. >> reporter: david rutland's refrigerator and his neighbors' are full of spoiling food. >> most of the stuff would probably be discarded. >>...
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>> i asked him once, in the closing months of the administration, we were flying to texas. there wasn't as much to do and we had more time to talk. and i asked him on the plane -- what other politician, mr. president, other than yourself, do you most admire. i phrased it carefully. and i expected that he would say, richard russell of georgia. i expected that he would say fdr, who clearly, there was an umbilical link between the two of them. i expected he might say, mr. sam rayburn. without hesitation, he said -- the most skilled politician i ever knew in washington was dwight d. eisenhower. and he began talking about eisenhower's political genius, which was a revelation to me. and he said, who do you think the first person was that i called from air force one after the assassination on the second person after i called rose kennedy? i called eisenhower. i said i haven't been elected in this terrible tragedy. i don't know what to do. i want you to come to washington right away and give me advice. and he said, eisenhower came down from gettysburg and he said, mr. president, i'
>> i asked him once, in the closing months of the administration, we were flying to texas. there wasn't as much to do and we had more time to talk. and i asked him on the plane -- what other politician, mr. president, other than yourself, do you most admire. i phrased it carefully. and i expected that he would say, richard russell of georgia. i expected that he would say fdr, who clearly, there was an umbilical link between the two of them. i expected he might say, mr. sam rayburn....
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we're watching the price of corn, meanwhile, scott cohn announced texas was the stop state in the country to do business in, today scott is back with the worst state to operate in for business. the name is coming next. then president obama signing an executive order giving the white house authority to take control of the internet in emergencies. really? why some are worried about that kind of power. we'll have a heated debate we'll have a heated debate coming up, stay with us. >>> welcome back, on this program yesterday, scott cohn gave us quite a show as he unfailed the top state in the united states for business. >> in a state where they do everything big, we decided to ask for a little bit of help. >> you got it, it's texas, america's stop state for business 2012. the third time that the lone star state has taken top honors. >> as with any competition you have winners and losers, so who came in at the bottom this year? >> we'll tell you here, part of the rich political history. we were celebrating all day yesterday. counting down the top five, but there are losers, and consider this th
we're watching the price of corn, meanwhile, scott cohn announced texas was the stop state in the country to do business in, today scott is back with the worst state to operate in for business. the name is coming next. then president obama signing an executive order giving the white house authority to take control of the internet in emergencies. really? why some are worried about that kind of power. we'll have a heated debate we'll have a heated debate coming up, stay with us. >>>...
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let's go to charlie in texas. charlie! >> caller: hello, mr. cramer. a big texas booyah to you! >> i'm going to send that right back to you. >> caller: i'm an employee of tyson foods. i put 10% of my income in their stock purchase plan, they contribute another 25%. i can sell it and put it into something else like cellgene or harley davidson, which i owe a little of. i wonder if i should after this downgrade. what would you do if you were the ceo of tyson foods? >> first of all, you're doubling down. never a big doubling down user. you already work, there you got a paycheck from there. i don't want to you put more money in that. you have 10%, that's not bad. tyson is a commodity company and they're going to have to rely on the high price of food, of corn, of the different crops. i got to tell you, i don't think corn is done going up. so i say be careful. if i were tyson, listen, it's the business you've chosen. there's not much can you do other than ride the wave of commodity pain right now. josh in new jersey. josh. >> caller: hey, jimbo. b-b-b-booyah. i got news on johnson&joh
let's go to charlie in texas. charlie! >> caller: hello, mr. cramer. a big texas booyah to you! >> i'm going to send that right back to you. >> caller: i'm an employee of tyson foods. i put 10% of my income in their stock purchase plan, they contribute another 25%. i can sell it and put it into something else like cellgene or harley davidson, which i owe a little of. i wonder if i should after this downgrade. what would you do if you were the ceo of tyson foods? >> first...
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i don't think there would be any -- any tipping of any election in texas. major election in texas. one where the other if the law is implemented in this election cycle. it is the sort of issue that tends to rile up conservatives. so if the law is blocked it will make them angry. it has made them angry. it has been used as bludgeon against the obama administration. eric holder is a poster boy for much of the anger directed towards the administration over fast and furious. over this as well. the republicans have been bashing the justice department for stooiming something by many surveys is very popular and popular among demographic and ethnic groups in texas. >> anything else we should know as we continue to track the news here out of texas and the court case in washington? what else should we be looking for? >> i think it's going to be very interesting to see. we've had one day of trials so far. and the state of texas was trying to demonstrate or they started laying the ground work to demonstrate that there was no discriminatory intent that this law requiring a photo i.d. of one sor
i don't think there would be any -- any tipping of any election in texas. major election in texas. one where the other if the law is implemented in this election cycle. it is the sort of issue that tends to rile up conservatives. so if the law is blocked it will make them angry. it has made them angry. it has been used as bludgeon against the obama administration. eric holder is a poster boy for much of the anger directed towards the administration over fast and furious. over this as well. the...
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. >>> texas fought for its voter i.d. law in court today which could keep more than one million people from voting. we'll tell you why it may hold up in court. >>> a mysterious illness has killed dozens of children in cambodia. we first brought you that report last week. tonight on the scene live, what that deadly illness might be. >>> and george zimmerman is in a safe house and we're going to tell you who's actually paying the bill. the postal service is critical to our economy, delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet the house is considering a bill to close thousands of offices, slash service and layoff over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or company bears. a 2006 law that drains $5 billion a year from post office revenue while the postal service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts. house bill 2309 is not the answer. do you have any idea where you're going ? wherever the wind takes me.
. >>> texas fought for its voter i.d. law in court today which could keep more than one million people from voting. we'll tell you why it may hold up in court. >>> a mysterious illness has killed dozens of children in cambodia. we first brought you that report last week. tonight on the scene live, what that deadly illness might be. >>> and george zimmerman is in a safe house and we're going to tell you who's actually paying the bill. the postal service is critical to...
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louis, kansas city to chicago and all the way down here into texas. we do have some heat warnings in effect especially southern illinois and that's where the heat index could be around 110 later on today. not much for the east coast. still in the 90s but not seeing that all-time record heat. >> entire nation it was all red. >>> deals are made and you won't believe the latest think up for sale on e-bay. your latest look at business headlines is straight ahead. >> the mets make a huge trade and deja vu for the pirates. you're watching "first look" on nbc. to a little girl who saw flames reach her home as her family pulled out of the driveway, this isn't just a teddy bear. it's a step towards normal. it's why allstate catastrophe teams didn't just arrive at these fires with cold water and checks to help the grown-ups start the rebuilding... they also brought thousands of these teddy bears for kids. people come first. everything else is second. [ female announcer ] allstate customers affected by the recent wildfires call 1-800-547-8676. visit a mobile cla
louis, kansas city to chicago and all the way down here into texas. we do have some heat warnings in effect especially southern illinois and that's where the heat index could be around 110 later on today. not much for the east coast. still in the 90s but not seeing that all-time record heat. >> entire nation it was all red. >>> deals are made and you won't believe the latest think up for sale on e-bay. your latest look at business headlines is straight ahead. >> the mets...
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the gentleman from texas. the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. the gentleman from michigan has reserved his time. mr. smith: mr. chairman, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, he's the vice chairman of the budget committee. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey for three minutes. mr. garrett: i thank you. i rise in support of h.r. 4078, the regulatory freeze and jobs act. at a time after regulation after new regulation is being proposed by the obama administration, it's critical that we restore some semblance of order in the regulatory process and ensure our small businesses don't continue down in a sea of red tape. so i thank you congressman griffin and chairman smith as well and chairman issa and leader cantor and the rules committee as well for including the s.e.c. as part of title 7. it subjects them to the president's executive order. what it does is inquire enhanced cost-benefit analysis requirements as well as require a review of existing regulation. title 6 will enhance the s.e.c. existing cost-benefit a
the gentleman from texas. the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. the gentleman from michigan has reserved his time. mr. smith: mr. chairman, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, he's the vice chairman of the budget committee. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey for three minutes. mr. garrett: i thank you. i rise in support of h.r. 4078, the regulatory freeze and jobs act. at a time after regulation after new regulation is being proposed by the obama...
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austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. s new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innovation meets determination... and businesses lead the world. the new new york works for business. find out how it can work for yours at thenewny.com. >>> remember, as long as the estimates can't be beaten and numbers have to be slashed, the lesson of cummings, we are not on terra firma and i reiterate i do not like the industrials, and
austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. s new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innovation meets determination... and businesses lead the world. the new new york works...
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it's not bigger than texas it is texas. downtown dallas what the locals call the heart from. this is strange twisted beauty it's more than just a complex multi-layered interconnected freeways it's a monument to america's energy power. in the nation. and obvious. to high five groups and rolls out over some of the richest shale fields in the monster. that begins the new night by moving into the suburbs around here might well be a drilling. i know people who tried everything they possibly did and they still have drilling right next to their houses and they're very unhappy if. you don't have to travel five to witness a collusion between community and comus family and industry we all take risks every day driving to work you know but there's recess you have to take and recess you don't have to take and to me it just doesn't make sense to put a heavy industrial process right next to somebody's house. this is self like a prosperous community on the outskirts of dallas. a few years ago forbes magazine named this the most affluent neighborhood in the united states. a place where usuall
it's not bigger than texas it is texas. downtown dallas what the locals call the heart from. this is strange twisted beauty it's more than just a complex multi-layered interconnected freeways it's a monument to america's energy power. in the nation. and obvious. to high five groups and rolls out over some of the richest shale fields in the monster. that begins the new night by moving into the suburbs around here might well be a drilling. i know people who tried everything they possibly did and...